2017 D.O. Rueda Sauvignon Blanc excellens, Castilla y León, Spain
One of the 17 autonomous regions of Spain or historical landscape (also known as Old Castile, Spanish Castilla y León) with about 66,000 km² in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, which is also known as the "Land of Castles". This was once the border region between the Christian and Moorish worlds, which is why many border fortresses were built here. It is considered the heartland of today's Spain. In 1492 the Moors were expelled and instead of Burgos, Valladolid was made the capital. It remained so until 1561, when King Philip II chose Valladolid as the capital. (1527-1598) chose Madrid in New Castile as the new capital. In the extremely eventful 16th century, the wine...
Wine-growing in Spain has an ancient tradition, as vines were already cultivated 3000 years before Christ. The Phoenicians founded the city of Gadir (Cádiz) around 1100 B.C. and carried on lively trade in wine in the Mediterranean. The first flourishing was in 200 B.C., because the Romans loved the wine from Baetica (Andalusia). The development was stopped by the invasion of the Moors in 711. For religious reasons the Muslims cleared large parts of the vineyards or only allowed the production of raisins. They brought with them the art of distillation, but this was not used for alcoholic drinks, but essential oils, as...
The white grape variety originates from France. About 100 synonyms testify to the vine's great age and worldwide distribution in almost all wine-growing countries. The most important ones, grouped alphabetically by country, are Feigentraube, Muskat-Silvaner, Würzsilvaner (Germany); Blanc Doux, Blanc Fumé, Blanc Fumet, Fumé, Genetin, Gennetin, Gentin a Romorantin, Gros Sauvignon, Libournais, Painechon, Puinechou, Punéchon, Punechou, Quinechon, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc Musqué, Sauvignon Fumé, Sauvignon Jaune, Sauvignon Jeune, Sauvignon Musqué, Savagnou, Surin (France); Pellegrina, Pissotta, Sauvignon Bianco...
